The visitor number included 20,000 people who bought tickets to stay for the whole week.
On the first active Sziget-day 140 people needed medical services, but there were no drug-related problems, Geza Szeles, the head of the festival's health services, told MTI. Szeles said the health service's new feature this year is a satellite system which can track medical staff so that the nearest member can be alerted in case of a call. The health services employed interpreters this year due to the increased number of foreigners on the island, Szeles added.
Day zero on Tuesday features reggae stars and a tribute to Hungarian singer Tamas Cseh who died last year.
The festival ends on August 16.
Source: Hungarian News Agency (MTI)
